diff --git a/connect4.c b/connect4.c
index db13ac1..5487c26 100644
--- a/connect4.c
+++ b/connect4.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "ui.h"
 
-#define VERSION 0.0.2
+#define VERSION 0.0.3
 
 int main(){
 	// First the boilerplate stuffs
diff --git a/ui_vt100.c b/ui_vt100.c
index fed7055..beda124 100644
--- a/ui_vt100.c
+++ b/ui_vt100.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 #include "ui.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "macros.h"
 
 #define BOARD_WIDTH_CHARS ( 3 * BOARD_WIDTH + 6 )
@@ -131,7 +132,20 @@ int askColumn(
 		printf( "Wher player %d put? ", board.player );
 #endif /* ONLYPUT */
 		printf( "\033[K" ); // clear everything after cursor
-		scanf( "%d", &column );
+		fflush( stdout );
+		column = -1;
+		for( char ch = '0'; ch != '\n'; read( STDIN_FILENO, &ch, 1 ) ){
+			if( ch >= '0' && ch <= '9' ){
+				if( column == -1 )
+					column = 0;
+				else
+					column *= 10;
+				if( column >= 0 )
+					column += ( int )( ch - '0' );
+			} else {
+				column = -2;
+			}
+		}
 		column -= FIRST_NUMBER;
 		if( column >= 0 && column < BOARD_WIDTH )
 #ifndef ONLYPUT